1001 Albums Summary

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

The songs that attempt to be really impactful (which is most of them) kind of overdo it and they fall flat for me, but I do find the more straightforward ones to be more enjoyable

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

It's easy to write off a lot of 80s synth pop as having aged badly but I think this one has enough musical depth to keep it interesting

xx by The xx

It's nice-sounding but there's not much more to it than that

Live At Leeds by The Who

Great showcase of how much more creative a rock band can be during a live concert than in the studio

Frank by Amy Winehouse

The Yes Album by Yes

Great album but it does not reach the heights of Fragile and Close to the Edge

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Pyromania by Def Leppard

Just a bit of fun

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

This album is raunchy, dirty, ugly, and smelly. 5/5

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Never heard of this before it was a pleasant surprise how enjoyable I found it. Also can people just do a quick google search before listening to these albums so that they are not needlessly listening to 30 bonus tracks before they rate a 36 minute album low for being "too long"

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Would have been a 5 if that one line in Stray Cat Blues didn't exist

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Half great songs half meh songs

Roots by Sepultura

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

Most of these songs went on too long

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Idk it kind of makes sense for the songs about drug abuse and sadomasochism to sound rough

Disintegration by The Cure

First listen loved the vibes of this

Slipknot by Slipknot

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Some bangers with the rest being kind of annoying

American Pie by Don McLean

One of the greatest songs ever made followed by some nice little folk tunes

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Copper Blue by Sugar

Some of the songs are catchy but much of the album just blends with each other with a generic sound

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Virgin Suicides by Air

Probably would be better in the context of the movie but I enjoyed the songs on their own nonetheless

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Listening to a Bon Jovi song on the radio every once and a while is fun but a whole album? no

B-52's by The B-52's

i enjoy a bit of silliness now and then

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey

thom yorke jumpscare

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

it's nice and all but also very conventional

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) by Ministry

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

my bloody valentine fans when someone whispers into their ear while a power drill is turned on for 40 minutes straight (aka i enjoyed this)

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

It's so jarring hearing Bjork singing in something that isn't hyperpop, but it still goes hard

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

The first half was kind of lame but the second half was actually really cool with more varied tracks

Doolittle by Pixies

Just a really solid and unique album

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Almost half of these songs are in GTA games so even though this was technically a first time listen it was still nostalgic for me

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Odelay by Beck

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Tago Mago by Can

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

hoooooly shit

Synchronicity by The Police

The second half seemed to have songs that I recognized more, those being really good compared to a pretty meh first half of the album

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

funky

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

I think the instrumentals can be seen as generic blues rock that’s nothing to write home about, but the combination with traditional African music styles makes this a really cool and unique listen

Among The Living by Anthrax

Used to love a bunch of these songs when I had a metal phase and they still hold up for me

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

The best rock albums have a song where they're just like "yeah here's the drummer doing his thing"

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

Dummy by Portishead

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Some of the production here doesn't fit well with the traditionally blues vibe

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Solid Air by John Martyn

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

It wasn’t offensive to the ears or anything I just could not connect to it in any way

Document by R.E.M.

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Great blend of cheesy 60s pop with psychadelia

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

Sister by Sonic Youth

cool

L.A. Woman by The Doors

i like the combination of fun rock songs and weird blues songs

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie

yeah

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Moondance by Van Morrison

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Horses by Patti Smith

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

With this album they employed a new artistic strategy called "writing your own songs"

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

banger after banger

Arise by Sepultura

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Country Life by Roxy Music

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

I didn’t like this one as much as other doors albums before but now I see the vision

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Machine Head by Deep Purple

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Abbey Road by Beatles

pretty superfluous to give this a rating but yeah.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Graceland by Paul Simon

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

some songs aren’t sad good as others but I’d say it deserves a 5 still

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Metallica by Metallica

after enter sandman all of the songs are either dynamic and interesting or enter sandman but not as good

Abraxas by Santana

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

never got into motorhead much but i like their live sound

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

goddamn it morrisey

Play by Moby

way too stripped down and repetitive

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

hating country music isn’t a very original sentiment but come on man

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Vivid by Living Colour

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Kala by M.I.A.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

playing this on repeat in my evil lair

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Smash by The Offspring

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

album is not bad but this guy sucks

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

21 by Adele

This is pretty good but honestly most of the songs had me wishing I was listening to amy winehouse instead. and the cure oddly enough

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

En-Tact by The Shamen

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

get real

In Utero by Nirvana

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Achtung Baby by U2

Parklife by Blur

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

things are getting whimsical

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Suede by Suede

Woodface by Crowded House

1999 by Prince

sex

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Faith by George Michael

Fun House by The Stooges

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) by Bob Dylan

i got halfway through a different royal albert hall album from 1966 with the same track list before realizing it was the wrong album and then switched to the correct album which isn’t much different. moral of the story is i am insane but these songs are quite nice so i don’t mind listening to them again

We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention

this is silly

Low by David Bowie

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

The Score by Fugees

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

None of the songs are all that bad but this type of music gets tiring when listening to it as a whole album and not just as something playing on the radio

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators by The 13th Floor Elevators

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Eagles by Eagles

I love big Lebowski references but idk I think this is pretty good

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

First couple of songs are probably the weakest but once it gets going it’s bangers all the way through. Also Iron Maiden album art deserves a five in its own right

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

New Wave by The Auteurs

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

sucks until the second half

Cross by Justice

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

1977 by Ash

Sea Change by Beck

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

GREY Area by Little Simz

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

like going down the main street of an entire city and hearing all of the different types of music in each block

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Basket of Light by Pentangle

The Specials by The Specials

Imagine by John Lennon

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

few other albums discuss the character of Grimble Crumble

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Young Americans by David Bowie

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

this is the greatest double album ever made my word is final

Nowhere by Ride

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Illmatic by Nas

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Station To Station by David Bowie

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

British Steel by Judas Priest

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Make Yourself by Incubus

Future Days by Can

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

first song got me thinking about ingmar bergman’s classic 1957 film for some reason

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

did they all wake up one day and realize that they had more interesting vocals than this

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Garbage by Garbage

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Country music used to be like this. What happened

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

The Clash by The Clash

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Homework by Daft Punk

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Teen Dream by Beach House

Justified by Justin Timberlake

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Like A Prayer by Madonna

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

On The Beach by Neil Young

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Arrival by ABBA

Tapestry by Carole King

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

The White Room by The KLF

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Whatever by Aimee Mann

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Got two Elvis Costello albums in a row but this one was significantly better so it’s fine

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Yeezus by Kanye West

what happened man

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

The Good, The Bad & The Queen by The Good, The Bad & The Queen

Back In Black by AC/DC

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

Brothers by The Black Keys

Parachutes by Coldplay

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

1989 by Taylor Swift

most of the songs were catchy with flashy production but just felt really shallow and sauceless and then the last three songs were actually quite nice and made me wonder why the entire album wasn't like that

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

hell yeah brother

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

It’s hard to rate something like this with it stemming from such a different cultural context than I’m used to, so I can’t really think about this the same as the 50th britpop album that Dimery included in the list.

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

never watched superfly but goddamn

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Drunk by Thundercat

Nevermind by Nirvana

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

The Blueprint by JAY Z

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm by A Tribe Called Quest

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Rubber Soul by Beatles

John Prine by John Prine

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

The White Album by Beatles

there are no bad songs or sound mosaics on this album. if you disagree with me you are wrong

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

nothing particularly wrong with this it just has cheesy soap opera music vibes

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

Repeater by Fugazi

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Blur by Blur

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Liquid Swords by GZA

Harvest by Neil Young

Diamond Life by Sade

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Moon Safari by Air

Tidal by Fiona Apple

The Predator by Ice Cube

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Odessa by Bee Gees

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Live! by Fela Kuti

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Stankonia by OutKast

Trio by Dolly Parton

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

Marquee Moon by Television

Faust IV by Faust

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

War by U2

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

90 by 808 State

The Man Who by Travis

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Hms Fable by Shack

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

G. Love And Special Sauce by G. Love & Special Sauce

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes